Graphic Designer & Calligrapher
I was so thankful to be able to find this documentary online. The documentary is about Frank Gehry’s life and also his process of designing architecture. There’s a couple things I learned from watching this and immediately started to apply them to my design process. I almost forgot to mention that its in 9 parts the one above is the beginning also don’t mind the spanish subtitles.
Kim Jung Gi’s facebook pageI have not seen anything this amazing in a very long time. One of the many things that amazes me when I see an artist who starts drawing with a pen and continues without stopping or messing up. The perspectives that he uses throughout the whole entire piece is remarkable. They also said that he draws from memory which makes this even more rad.
Have a great weekend
Recently I found out about this site called society6 and I decided to start putting up some photos I’ve taken. I also will start putting up some other work as well and making them available for more products. Is there anything that you all would like to see feel free to let me know?
I used to have the mentality that going to art school was a waste of time. When actually depending on your level of skill already it may not be. The reason that I chose to go back and finish is because of what I learned from Robert Greene’s Book called Mastery.
Then you have to think about how quickly you will learn on your own compared to learning in a classroom. I’m not saying learning on your own is bad. Because I am constantly teaching myself things and learning on my own. For example being self taught in learning spanish and learning from doing so many design tutorials.
You can learn the technical side of how the programs work in school. I remember when I first started my journey into design I was more of a technical type of designer knowing how to use the programs swiftly. Then after I was told the programs will not help you design better.
I will leave you with this quote from John Cleese
Teaching creativity easy being creative is whats hard.
Learn from those who have came before you and how they developed their skills and etc.
This is a prop of the famous Golden from James Bond. The channel name is QUARTERMASTER PROPS I’m just amazed the level of craftsmanship that is put into this prop. In the comments many asked if he was ever going to sell others and he said it was just a one time thing. Seeing the Golden Gun brings me back to memories of playing 007 on nintendo 64 with friends.
Recently I began a new project to draw a letter a day for 26 days. The reason behind it was to really see what I could come up with. So far I’m only the letter E. But by the time you read this I should be on the letter I. I Post the letters daily on my instagram Here’s some of the Letters I have done so far.
Here’s a picture I took of my table at the portfolio show. I was pretty happy with how it turned out. The overall look at feel was to get people to look through my portfolio which worked out great. There were some very interesting people that came through the show.
But lets get to my thoughts about how I feel after graduating. This was my 3rd time taking portfolio class. The first time I took portfolio I was not ready at all. Mainly because I was finding myself as a designer. Then the second time I was not able to continue because of not having a way to pay for the class.
I am so proud that I was able to make it through easily. One of the things about it that made it easy for me was because I was prepared before the class. The reason for being prepared was knowing that I did not have a choice this time around. Also realizing that I am capable of graduating.
After the graduation ceremony was over I thought ok you graduated from college now what are you going to do? Are you going to continue waking up at 5 am every morning and going further each day? I am not going to think just because I graduated from college I made it which is not the case.
I’ve been applying to many design jobs in Fort Lauderdale where I’m moving to with my brother and sister in the next couple of months. Also I realized the many opportunities I have been missing with not being a member of AIGA. Hopefully I’ll be able to join soon and land a Job in Fort Lauderdale. I’m going to hustle hard to land a Job and continue designing daily.
Before I end this post I just want to say thank you to every single one of you who has followed my blog/left a comment or even read a post or watched a video I posted. Thank you.
Many people will end up getting faked out about learning. When I say faked out I mean they will miss the real reason behind it, and the application of using the knowledge. This can apply to anything in our life.
For example if you are learn how to cook but you do not cook you will eventually forget and your skills will deteriorate. The main thing is to apply what you have learned. There is a big difference in those who want to be the best and those who are just interested.
I’ll leave this quote with you from Jim Rohn
I had started recently working on an iPhone app design. The reason I decided because there did not seem to be an app that would let you know if your favorite website/blog is updated or I could be wrong. The approach I was going for with the app is to make it extremely easy to use.
This is a self initiated project for me to expand my design skills in many different areas besides print. If there’s any questions you have about the process and or app feel free to leave a comment below.
I really enjoyed this interview with massimo and his wife. One of the main things I have noticed about designers is there is quite a bit of us who will make what we do not have around us. Because when Lella was asked about the furniture in their living room and she said we didn’t have any so we designed our own.
